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Grails 1.0.3 was released
a few weeks ago. This blog uses the instructions originally
posted here
and shows how to deploy a simple Grails application on GlassFish.
Download Grails 1.0.3
and unzip.
Download the latest *-overlay.zip from here
and unzip on your Grails installation as shown:
~/tools/grails-1.0.3 >unzip
~/Downloads/grails-gfv3-1.1-overlay.zip
Archive:
/Users/...

There are several JavaScript libraries that can be embedded in your
webapplication to create a visually appealing interface. Script.aculo.us is
one of the popular ones and is built on the Prototype JavaScript
Framework. The library provides an easy-to-use, cross-browser
user interface JavaScripts that allows you to create fancy effects
commonly visible on web pages these days.
This blog entry...

Are you a student interested in demonstrating the diverse and powerful
features of GlassFish
?
Are you a professor who would like to teach GlassFish in your
curriculum ?
Do you train other people in enterprise technology ?
Are you involved in education community in any manner ?
If the answer to any of the above questions is Yes, then spotlight.dev.java.net
is onestop that provides a list of...

This TOTD (Tip
Of The Day) shows how to
create a Persistence Unit (PU) for a MySQL
database using NetBeans
IDE. This PU can then be used in any of Java EE artifacts (JSP,
Servlet, EJB, ...) for database interaction.
In NetBeans IDE, create a new project
Create a new NetBeans Web project and enter the values
("Autocomplete") as shown:
and click on "Next".
Choose GlassFish...

Are you developing Facebook
and/or OpenSocial
applications ?
Would you like to deploy them and monetize before spending any money on
infrastructure ?
Social App Program
is a new collaborative offering from Sun
Microsystems and Joyent
that allows you to do exactly that! It allows you to leverage
Scalability and Cost-effectiveness of Joyent's cloud powered by OpenSolaris on
Sun's renowned...

JRuby 1.1.3 was released
last week - download
here. The highlights are:
82 issues resolved since JRUby 1.1.2
RubyGem 1.2 (phew, finally Gem installation is much faster
again :)
Bunch of Compatibility and Performance problems
Going forward, JRuby point releases will be on a 3-4 week frequency.
And you can always checkout
the trunk and build yourself.
Here are few simple steps to get you...

I presented on GlassFish at Utah
JUG yesterday, slides
are available. The topic provided insight into GlassFish v2,
the current production version, and GlassFish v3
- the upcoming modular, embeddable & extensible
version. The slides have data on leading adoption indicators on how
GlassFish momentum. There were close to 100 attendees and the list of
sponsors is certainly impressive...

Will you be in Salt Lake City this Thursday evening and
would like to hear the latest about GlassFish ? I'll be presenting at Utah JUG. Here are
some of the topics I plan to discuss:
GlassFish v2 powerful feature set that makes it the
preferred deployment platform
NetBeans,
Eclipse
& IntelliJ
in action using GlassFish
GlassFish v3 Modularization, Embedability &...

DZone released GlassFish
reference card which is a great summary of features including
installation, common administration tasks, clustering and load
balancing and much more.
The card was originally proposed and worked upon by Masoud Kalali
-
an active GlassFish community member. You can always find more
up-to-date information at glassfish.org.
Truly a community effort, thanks Masoud!...

Do you want to
Work in Scripting and Dynamic Languages and associated Web
frameworks such as Ruby/Rails, Groovy/Grails, Python/Django
Learn the Open Source work culture
Work with and in the GlassFish
team in a dynamic, innovative and fast-paced environment
Engage in highly technical/strategic engineering discussions
Become famous by writing blogs/participating in forums
Are you a new graduate...